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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S4W-15741

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how much income (a) Justice of the Peace court fines, (b) fiscal direct penalties and (c) police antisocial behaviour penalties generated for the Scottish Court Service in 2012-13 and are expected to generate in 2013-14.

Question reference: S4W-15742

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how the income generated for the Scottish Court Service by (a) fiscal direct penalties and (b) police antisocial behaviour penalties is calculated.

Question reference: S4W-15744

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether and, if so, how it has calculated any reduction in the Scottish Court Service’s anticipated income from (a) fiscal direct penalties and (b) police antisocial behaviour penalties in 2013-14 as a result of the closure of 16 Justice of the Peace courts.

Question reference: S4W-15392

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 14 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the Scottish Legal Aid Board to report back with its findings on the development of proposals for contracting with criminal legal aid suppliers.

Question reference: S4W-15388

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government on what date it first asked the Scottish Legal Aid Board to develop proposals for contracting with criminal legal aid suppliers.

The issue of contracting is not a new one, and the Scottish Legal Aid Board has a statutory duty to keep the legal system under review and report to Ministers.

Most recently, the Board has been looking at this as one of a range of options for responding to funding pressures.

Discussions continue with several interested parties. Once a package of possible measures emerges, there will be a consultation in the summer. This approach has been agreed with the Law Society.

Question reference: S4W-15391

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it had contact with the Scottish Legal Aid Board regarding the development of proposals for contracting with criminal legal aid suppliers prior to the publication of the report, A Sustainable Future for Legal Aid.

Question reference: S4W-15389

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what instructions it gave to the Scottish Legal Aid Board when asking it to develop proposals for contracting with criminal legal aid suppliers.

Question reference: S4W-15390

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has had with the Scottish Legal Aid Board regarding the development of proposals for contracting with criminal legal aid suppliers.

Question reference: S4W-15480

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 June 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 13 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-15091 by Alasdair Allan on 30 May 2013, whether Education Scotland's role at the institution will change as a result of the Scottish Prison Service's initiative, Improving Life Chances for Young People, and, if so, how.

Education Scotland’s role will not change in relation to Improving Life Chances for Young People. Education Scotland’s commitment to supporting Scottish Prison Service is to help build opportunities for learning and skills acquisition and development for young people in HMYOI Polmont. The Agency will use its expertise in “curriculum” design and partnership working to help co-ordinate, build on and extend current learning opportunities. It will provide advice and training on a range of areas including literacy, numeracy, working with young people, assessment and additional support needs. This work will support the Scottish Prison Service to deliver on the initiative.

Question reference: S4W-15627

Current Status: Withdrawn